Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Republic of Korea: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
1,231 current US$ per person
in 2025
Republic of Korea
33,699 current US$ per person
in 2025
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
37th
Republic of Korea rank
40th

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita over time

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • Republic of Korea
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How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 33,699 current US$ per person against 1,231 current US$ per person in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 32,468 current US$ per person.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 27.4 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

Across all 38 years both countries report, Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 37th and Republic of Korea ranks 40th of 38 groups.

Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1980s 387.92 current US$ per person 4,954 current US$ per person 4,566 current US$ per person Republic of Korea
1990s 342.2 current US$ per person 9,335 current US$ per person 8,993 current US$ per person Republic of Korea
2000s 474.54 current US$ per person 16,429 current US$ per person 15,954 current US$ per person Republic of Korea
2010s 859.04 current US$ per person 27,528 current US$ per person 26,669 current US$ per person Republic of Korea
2020s 1,059 current US$ per person 32,973 current US$ per person 31,915 current US$ per person Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per capita, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Republic of Korea?
Republic of Korea, at 33,699 current US$ per person against 1,231 current US$ per person in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per capita between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Republic of Korea?
32,468 current US$ per person, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Republic of Korea?
38 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2025.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Republic of Korea rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per capita?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 37th and Republic of Korea ranks 40th of 38 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 10,967 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.